Category: Coercion

The Relationship Between Power and Truth: Why Survivors Must Be Free to Speak
So women all over the globe started [...]

Truth Heals: Why Forcing Survivors to Lie About Identity is Harmful
Survivors Deserve to Speak the Truth
Survivors of abuse, assault, a [...]

Breaking the Myth: “Men Don’t Need to Be Trans to Rape Women”
One of the most dangerous and dismissive talking points circulating to [...]
Women & Children Should Never Be Pressured to Lower Their Boundaries for Anyone—No Exceptions
Women and children are often told—explicitly and implicitly—that the [...]
Gynophobia: The Fear That Shapes Our Stories and Our Lives
In a world that often finds itself tangled in contradictions and parad [...]

Coercion: Women and Girls Do Not Owe You Access to Them
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An Infographic Explanation of the Word “No” (infographic) w/ audio
🚩Because people who can't take "no" for an answer aren't known to [...]
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Surviving Abuse Daily: Forced Teaming & Narcissism
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How Society Continues to Enable Abuse and Violation of Women and Girls in Sports
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Fear is a Gift: Quotes from Gavin de Becker (updated with podcast link)
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There [...]

Unmuting the Voices: Empowering Women and Girls to Break the Silencing Chains
You may have noticed that it is young women and girls who often shame [...]

Unmasking Abuse by Proxy
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Legal and Policy Rights: Surviving Abuse in the Modern Era (Current News)
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What’s the Big Deal about Sex Tourism? (Infographic)
The women behind the windows in Amsterdam’s re [...]

Henrietta Lacks and Others Too: Misogyny in Medicine
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Porn in School Age Libraries is Just Wrong Part 1
As a proud member of GenX, I am a huge fan of Pink's music.  [...]

UPenn Athlete Paula Scanlan Asks Important Questions of #MeTOO Movement
Every movement has a duty to continue to challenge itself, too. [...]

Please Stop Building These Sacred Calves in Child Abuse
“She doesn’t believe that people in the church would do that.”“He thin [...]

I Am LOVING Me, You Work On Loving You.
During my freshman year in college, I thought my hippie-like soc [...]

Are You Sure That You Are Listening to Women and Girls? (audio & blog post)
In this world where misogyny and sexism runs rampant, even fellow wome [...]